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| Werner von Gilsa | |
|---|---|
 Werner von Gilsa, June 1940 | |
| Born | (1889-03-04)4 March 1889 Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | 8 May 1945(1945-05-08) (aged 56) Leitmeritz, Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | LXXXIX Army Corps, Military commander of Dresden |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Werner Freiherr von und zu Gilsa (4 March 1889 – 8 May 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, whose last assignment was as military commandant of Dresden.
In 1936 he was the commander of the olympic village for the 1936 Summer Olympics. From 1 April 1941 to 4 April 1943, Gilsa was commander of the 216th Infantry Division. In the winter of 1941/42 the division was sent to the Eastern Front. Gilsa was promoted to General of Infantry on 1 July 1943. From 11 June 1943 to 23 November 1944 he was Commanding General of the LXXXIX Army Corps, which took part in the Battle of the Scheldt, from 2 October to 8 November 1944. Gilsa was Military Commander of Dresden from 15 March to May 1945. At the end of the war, Gilsa committed suicide.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class (18 October 1914) & 1st Class (14 May 1915)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 October 1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 9
- 68th Oak Leaves on 24 January 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of 216. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dost, Susanne. Das Olympische Dorf 1936 im Wandel der Zeit, Neddermeyer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-933254-12-4
- Lehrer, Steven (2002). Hitler Sites: A City-by-city Guidebook (Austria, Germany, France, United States). McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 0-7864-1045-0.
- Lehrer, Steven (2006). The Reich Chancellery and Führerbunker Complex: An Illustrated History of the Seat of the Nazi Regime. McFarland. p. 214. ISBN 0-7864-2393-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Kurt Himer | Commander of 216. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1941 – 4 April 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Friedrich-August Schack |
| Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Alfred Ritter von Hubicki | Commander of LXXXIX. Armeekorps 11 June 1943 – 12 January 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann | Commander of LXXXIX. Armeekorps 29 January 1944 – 23 November 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Gustav Höhne |
- 1889 births
- 1945 deaths
- Military personnel from Berlin
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- History of the Olympic Village
- Suicides in Germany
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German barons
- German military personnel who died by suicide
- Prussian Army personnel
- Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Reichswehr personnel